Physically and emotionally, we just need to look after ourselves a little bit more. Read more about the closure here. This brand-new cart has permanently closed due to the new wastewater laws that are impacting Portland food carts. The two-story-house-turned-bar first opened in 2011, and felt like one of those truly Portland-y spaces, where regulars would drink cocktails and eat chile verde on the porch. Steve and Michelle Corry, who in January were named 2020 Restaurateurs of the Year by HospitalityMaine, said in a . Its Facebook page has disappeared, Kimpton has removed it from its website, and both Yelp and Google are reporting the restaurant as permanently closed. Owners Alan Maniscalco and Shan Wickham attributed the closure to the ongoing economic burden impacting the restaurant industry. But, bummer deal.. Read more about the closure here. The immigrant-owned Mediterranean restaurant . One of Portlands only places to find khachapuri and khinkali, the restaurant is selling frozen dumplings and take-and-bake bread boats online, for those looking to stock up. The vegan noodle soup cart based at the Carts on Foster pod closed at the end of the month. The Doug Fir, one of Portland's signature small music venues, is leaving its . newsletter, Meet the Sex Worker-Owned Food Cart Serving Fruit Tamales in Pasties, Speed-o Cappuccino, from stripper Dahlia Hanson, is completely staffed by sex workers and fellow dancers, who serve mochas and lattes alongside vegan smash burgers, 16 Portland Restaurants Open for Lunch and Dinner Every Day, The back-pocket restaurants that are a sure bet for any last-minute dinner or lunch, The Couple Behind Gado Gado and Omas Hideaway Will Open a Fantastical Bar on Southeast Clinton, The Houston Blacklight, the latest project from Thomas and Mariah Pisha-Duffly, will serve things like French onion soup ramen and cocktails garnished with Jell-O shrimp in the former Night Light Lounge space, Frybabys Sunny Hatch Is Reconnecting With His Heritage Through Korean Fried Chicken, The bartender-turned-chef recently debuted his food cart at the Lil America pod, blending Southern and Korean fried chicken culture with dishes like bo ssam collard greens, Sign up for the In February, Hair of the Dog owner and founder Alan Sprints posted a video on Facebook announcing his plans to retire, which would mean the 29-year-old brewery and taproom would close in Southeast Portland. Beetroot permanently closed just a few weeks after its first birthday, finishing out some Rosh Hashanah orders and donating the rest of her inventory. The team at Masia own Ataula. We hoped a winter break would restore us, but it just crystallized our feeling that this industry is so broken, so out of step with the rest of the economy, so harmful to many of the people in it that have love and integrity to share. The need for a steady wage and the bonds of friendship, plus a love of cooking and a dream of making something truly good will drive us to sacrifice more of ourselves than is health or right. Throughout the pandemic, the restaurant shifted to a takeout-only model and later, a prix-fixe menu. Its just taken its toll, Pickett says. Chef and owner Johnny Nunn is leaving Portland, and has sold his celebrated French restaurant Verdigris in the process. The cart announced its closure on Instagram. Southeast Portland restaurant Malka to close after three years by: Jashayla Pettigrew. The bar had been open for more than a decade, focusing on homey comfort food and affordable cocktails, and was a regular haunt for neighborhood residents. The bar was meant to be closed for just a few months due to rain damage repairs, but when the COVID-19 pandemic began, the couple decided to let go of the lease and focus on Kachka and its sibling deli and market, Lavka. At a time when restaurants were moving out of Portland and moving to the suburbs, KATU is getting word that four restaurants in Lake Oswego are closing its doors. You'll taste notes not typically associated with pizza: sour, bitter, funk, floral, and nuanced heat, all pinging off a thin, chewy sourdough crust. We cannot say Thank You enough for all the years, memories, & sharing our love of food, an Instagram announcement reads. The food cart slinging latkes at the Carts on Foster pod with various toppings, salads, and soup closed on January 8. Tollefsen and co-owner Jonathan Berube announced the impending closure on Instagram, saying they have decided to let Radar sail peacefully into the sunset. They did not note a specific reason for the closure. Eater Portlands 2018 Food Cart of the Year closed on September 4, nearly five years to the day that it opened. Open since 1979 in the Eliot neighborhood, Sloans Tavern closed on December 30, after owner Shirley Sloan sold the property to a developer; she plans to retire. I feel like Ive just been making other bigger corporations richer.. Personally, we need a break. The New Orleans-inspired pastry shop NOLA Doughnuts closed all of its Portland-area locations on January 5. Oops. Read more about the closure here. Read more about the transition here. Jones Bar was a female owned nightclub, says owner Nikki Jones. A St Johns restaurant beloved for its vegan take on classic Southern dishes and soul food, Homegrown Smoker served its last faux-mac and cheese on December 19. The Kruse Way location of Flying Elephants closed February 18 after a whopping 17 years in that location. Yoshimoto left in 2018, which caused some conflict within the shop; still, the restaurants reliance on sustainable and wild fish and serious sake collection kept its devotees coming back. The Southwestern-inspired food cart complete with a dining room inside a shipping container ended its seven-year run on August 5. Homegrown Smoker served its last faux-mac and cheese under Ridabocks guidance on December 19, but should reopen soon under this new ownership. To all our Jinx family, we regret to inform you that we just have to stop, the closing announcement reads. Portland Restaurants Closing Due to the Heat Friday During the late July heat wave, many Portland restaurants and food carts have fought hard to stay open, at least partially. The restaurant was beloved for its Italian-American deli sandwiches, with names like the Sofia Loren and the Italian Stallion. When we opened 14 months ago, Portland was still in the depths of the pandemic, writes owner Steven Chin in a closing announcement on Instagram. Read more about it here. The cafe once appeared on Guy Fieris Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. Lac St. Jack, the Mercato Grove location of chef Aaron Barnetts French restaurant St. Jack, closed on October 29. It is with sadden [sic] that we say that run has come to its end. The taproom and bar was decently short-lived, taking over the former Lompoc Tavern space in late 2018. By Michael Russell. The Ristretto location on North Williams appears to have closed its phone line has been disconnected, and the storefront has been cleared out. The brewery will close at the end of August, and is currently pending sale to a brewing team intending to open a new brewery within the space. I spent every penny i had on this setup & just sold my car to pay my rent so i could make it through to spring, but the universe had different plans, the closing announcement reads. The reality is that weve been struggling since the pandemic began, a statement from the restaurant reads. The Northeast Portland location of this beer bar closed March 19, according to a Facebook post. A dive bar fixture at the top of SE Hawthorne Boulevard, the Tanker Bar spent the last decade serving cheap well drinks and airing Blazer games. The brewery was known for its Belgian-style ales. Its just time, the announcement reads. Since the beginning of the novel coronavirus outbreak in Oregon, an ominous weight on the food and beverage world has been the potential for permanent closures: Which restaurants will be unable to hold out until the community settled back into normalcy? In early August, owners Annie Moss, Katia Bezerra-Clark, and Will Fain made a joint announcement on the businesss Instagram. The brewery attributed the downsizing to the financial impact of the pandemic. A reason was not given for the closure. Lovely's Fifty Fifty. Ten years is a long time to do anything in one place, but weve worked hard and have been lucky to weather all kinds of changes. Read more about the closure here. Both Google and Yelp are reporting the business as permanently closed, the website is down, the phone number has been disconnected, and the last Facebook post is from January 2020. This DJ-centric bar in Old Town has closed after the owners years of legal battles with their landlord. We hope you remember us as such.. The restaurant did not supply the reason for the closure. The Doug Fir Lounge on East Burnside Street in Portland, February 24, 2023. The vegan cart serving jackfruit sandwiches and shrimp tacos closed permanently on November 14, so the owner could focus on her two other carts (the two Mocking Bird locations). Its unclear if Beast will reopen in some other form or location down the line, but chef and owner Naomi Pomeroy has confirmed that the legendary fine dining restaurant will not reopen in its current space. Be kind to yourselves and to each other.. Known for its drinking chocolate, Cacao was a leader in the local chocolate movement before bean-to-bar chocolatiers started to gain ground in Portland. Alma, the 14-year-old chocolate and candy company known for its bonbons and salted caramel sauce, ceased operations in July. The lease ended, and owner Lisa Herlinger nudged Katelyn Williams, the owner of Kates Ice Cream, toward taking over the space. This has been the most difficult decision weve ever had to make, but the Toffee Club relies on us filling our space with a lot of happy, cheering fans and that currently just isnt possible, the Instagram announcement reads. The cafe opened in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and, in the perspective of the team, never got the financial footing to keep things sustainable. Please enter a valid email and try again. Paleys Place, the legendary restaurant that was instrumental in spearheading the farm-to-table movement in Portland, closed on November 27. Helmed by chef Ian Muntzert, a vet of San Franciscos now-closed Michelin-starred restaurant Commonwealth, this Spanish restaurant closed after brunch service on June 19. On February 14, the San Diego-based brewery Modern Times announced that it would close four of its taprooms, including the Portland-based Fermentorium on Belmont. We are happy to maintain full employment for all 23Hoyt staff at our sister restaurant, Clarklewis.. The company had been negotiating a long-term lease on the space with its landlord when it was abruptly evicted after attempting to clear up troubling details within the lease, according to a statement on the website. Thank you to all of you who graced us with your business over the years, and to all of you that made our catering business thrive (back in the days when that was possible), the closing announcement reads. The Vancouver pizzeria had been open for six years. Google is reporting that the taproom and bar has permanently closed, and Willamette Week reports Killer Burger will open its 13th location within the space this summer. We wish all of our friends at the 82nd pod the best as it is full of some of the most wonderful owners Ive ever had the pleasure of working with. The original location remains open. The restaurant was known for its pastas. Many of Portland's dining establishments are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, while others opt to only open for dinner service mid-week, eschewing the possibility of slow weekday lunches in. When we first opened Dttir in November 2019, PDX came out en masse and we were so stoked for the love and the chance to prove ourselves. Drink Mamey always has a specific purpose, mission, and goal that I feel I completely lost sight of amongst the craziness, she writes. Chefs Jessie Aron and Colin McArthur, who previously owned the food cart Carte Blanche, attribute the closure to the financial and emotional strain of running a restaurant right now. Owner Akihiro Hirakiuchi wrote on the restaurants website that it would permanently close, but may return in another form or location sometime in the future. An historic restaurant in Vancouver, Eatery at the Grant House will not reopen. Sign In. Weve built some great relationships in the community, and to those friends weve made along the way were sorry to say goodbye, a closing announcement reads. We are deeply saddened and sorry to sayCrackerjacks is no more. a Facebook post reads. This vegan restaurant known for its beach-y decor and shark shots has closed its North Mississippi location. This Ladds Addition sports bar closed with little announcement. Volz said that the layout of the bar didnt allow for easy social distancing, between Neats long bar and the pool table. The vegan Middle Eastern restaurants have existed in one form or another for almost 10 years. This Naito Parkway cafe closed March 31 after almost seven years downtown. The Northwest Portland butcher counter turned St. Johns deli closed for good on December 24, for so many reasons, according to an Instagram post. Tonari opened in the midst of the pandemic after a pricy remodel, and its tongue-katsu sandwiches and saba caesar salad couldnt keep the space afloat.